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Horrifying History for Halloween – What was the first ghost?

Siobhan O'Shea October 18, 2016 What Day

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. Dating from around 2100 BC, it may be the earliest surviving great work of literature. More importantly, with …

On World Cat Day, looks like medieval cat lovers were the same

Siobhan O'Shea August 8, 2016 What Day

On World Cat Day, cats are the mascot of the internet even more than usual. Were cats the mascot of the middles ages, too? Cats think so Disclaimer : …

Was there a great Cat Massacre in the Middle Ages?
Before the cat was king

Siobhan O'Shea June 7, 2016 What Day

Was the Cat Massacre one of the reasons the Black Death decimated Europe? While writing on the Medieval Black Death and even in the posted comments, I kept hearing …

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Horrifying History for Halloween – What was the first ghost?

On World Cat Day, looks like medieval cat lovers were the same

Was there a great Cat Massacre in the Middle Ages?
Before the cat was king